ACEVO is proud to partner with a range of corporate organisations which share our vision of encouraging effective and inspiring civil society leadership. Many of our corporate partners supply goods and services to charities and social enterprises and are pleased to offer ACEVO members free support, advice, preferential rates and discounts. In this issue, we are highlighting providers that offer specialist support relevant to the current Covid-19 crisis. To find out more about our partners and how they can help you, check our dedicated page. Finance
FundraisingKEDA Consulting has set up a helpline for charities seeking advice on how to respond to the fundraising challenges presented by Covid-19. The helpline can be accessed Monday to Friday between 10am-4pm. Please email hello@kedaconsulting.co.uk or call 0191 261 7756. Digital & IT
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Hempsons has an established charities and social enterprises practice and reputation with a dedicated national team who is helping the sector with a whole range of Covid-19 related queries including virtual meetings, contracts and employees/volunteer issues. If you require assistance, please email us at enquiries@hempsons.co.uk. Of specific interest to health and social care charities please take a look at the Covid-19 Portal. You can also use the free social care legal advice line. Freeths LLP is working with the ACEVO community to advise on any legal queries you might face, both with business or individual legal issues. Freeths has a dedicated and up to date coronavirus advice page where you can learn more about how employment, supply chains, contracts and loans are affected. For more information or advice please contact Kevin Poulter or Fran Johnson. Womble Bond Dickinson’s charities team is able to provide practical expert advice to charities in these uncertain and fast-changing times. The types of advice our clients are looking to us for include: meetings and decision-making, loans and granting of security, business continuity planning, employment services, workforce changes and homeworking regulations, adapting contract schedules to new ways of delivering services and force majeure and insurance. Please get in touch for a free initial consultation. Contact Jo Coleman on 0207 788 2450 or Emma Moody on 0191 230 8823. Business continuity support
If you need support in the conduct of virtual meetings, Action Planning can provide consultants experienced in this type of facilitation - either to train your team including board members or to directly facilitate meetings for you. Contact david.saint@actionplanning.co.uk RecruitmentTemporary changes to Standard and Enhanced ID checking guidelines have been made as a result of the coronavirus outbreak. This change will enable ID documents to be viewed either via video link or for scanned images to be used in replacement of original documents and verified via video link. It is important to note that the applicant will be required to present the original versions of these documents when they first attend their employment or volunteering role. You can view the Government update here. For details on how you can get started with the ACEVO DBS service powered by uCheck, please call Liz Whiteoak on 0843 178 0818 or email. Despite the wider recruitment downturn, we recognise some of our members have urgent recruitment needs. If you’re trying to find a CEO, senior leader, managers or trustees. ACEVO jobs has a range of options from ad-hoc job posting to unlimited advertising subscription. ACEVO members can advertise paid roles from £300 and trustee roles are £100. Register as a recruiter or get in touch for more information. Best wishes Pete Johnson, head of business development |